>Philip Thrift wrote:
>One thought I had: is it possible people who feel this way are
>(like alcoholics) carboholics and this is a withdrawal symptom?
Food is a drug. It is one of the most powerful drugs we put into our
bodies. People who have been high carbing for years will initially
struggle
when they begin a low carb diet. Their bodies are used to a glucose
based
fueling system. It takes time for their bodies to adapt to a ketone
and
protein based fueling system. For the average person switching over,
it's
going to take a week or two before their bodies adapt. The transition
phase
usually sucks and people will have headaches and other withdrawal
symptoms.
I think it's definitely worth the switch though. Sometimes things
have to
get worse (temporarily) before they can get better (permanently).
Justin Hasselman